u/Curious_Evidence25

Hi all, I’m a UK citizen and OCI holder. I renewed my British passport in 2025.

At the time, the rules were that an adult OCI holder did not need to update the OCI passport details every time the foreign passport was renewed. I therefore did not update my OCI after renewing my passport in 2025. (I have also travelled to India since then using my new British passport and existing OCI card without any issue.)

The rules have now changed and I have submitted an online OCI passport-detail update. I received a U26 acknowledgement file number. The portal indicates a US$25 processing charge for late updates.

My question is specifically about the transitional position:

• If the passport was renewed in 2025, when an adult OCI holder was not required to update the OCI after every passport renewal, should the new US$25 charge apply?
• Has anyone else renewed their passport in 2025 and only updated their OCI after the 2026 rule change?
• Were you actually asked to pay the fee and attend VFS? (I have to take a day off work to be able to do this)
• Has anyone received confirmation from the High Commission of India about a waiver or transitional arrangement for passports renewed under the previous rules?

Any recent experiences or official responses would be appreciated.

Hey all,

Like 1000s of others, I'm waiting for A levels results to come out on Thursday.I was wondering if there will be any "signs" before the offer day for those that met the offer conditions or those that missed their offers? I understand Uni's had the results on Friday so they could prepare for the offer day - clearing set up.

May be something like an update on Kings apply etc. Or is it just super top secret and water tight?

Hi all,
I have my flight tomorrow morning - London to Frankfurt for a very important meeting. I checked in and got my boarding pass but I have no seat! Waitlisted.

Can someone pls tell me what happens from here? I don’t even know my waitlist position!

Update: I got allocated a seat at the gate.